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About Kali Gaon Village

Kali Gaon is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 183 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kali Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kali Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 71.22 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 183
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kali Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Kali Gaon is the 57th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 71.22 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kali Gaon

Kali Gaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kali Gaon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kali Gaon from other places

Kali Gaon lies about 16 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 51 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kali Gaon
District headquarters Uttarkashi 16 km
Nearest town Tehri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 26 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 51 km

Villages closest to Kali Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dunda tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kali Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Kali Gaon village had a population of 363. That makes it the 57th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Kali Gaon village has 183 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kali Gaon has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kali Gaon is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kali Gaon covers 71.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kali Gaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kali Gaon is Harrawala, about 51 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kali Gaon.

Kali Gaon is about 16 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kali Gaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 16 km away. Tehri is about 22 km away. Dunda is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are New Gaon (under 2 km), Mukhem Range (under 2 km) and Matti (4.2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kali Gaon today is likely to be higher.

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